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From 1976[1] until 2010, the Spanish sports magazine Don Balón conferred the Don Balón Award (Premio Don Balón) to the best Spanish player, the best foreign player, the best referee and the breakthrough player in La Liga. These awards ended after the closure of the magazine in 2011.
Uli Stielike is the foreign all-time record winner of the award with four wins.Lionel Messi was the last foreign winner, having won the award three times in total.